Can't Hear Logic Internal Sound Banks Options

[pwpi]

Hello, My first post here, hopefully the beginning of many more.

I've just installed Logic Pro and have a couple of issues:

I can't seem to get any sound from Logic's stock instruments. My midi in/out is active in the right side of the transport window but the selected track (let's say for argument purposes "grand piano") can't be heard. I see the midi signals being sent in the console section (little green light flashing when I press a key on my midi controller) but no sound from the actual instrument.

The loops can be heard and manipulated no problems.
I can import audio files no problem and hear them. (aif, wave, etc.)

I suspect I'm doing something wrong or not enabling a switch/button or whatever so that I can hear the sound.


Also . . . none of my VST Plug-ins are showing up. (Absynth, Vanguard, Arp 2600, Reason, etc.) They are all located in User Library/Audio/Plugins/VST

Any help with these matters would be graciously appreciated.

Thanks so much in advance for reading this post.

PW

[banevt]

Valente,

Nicely put. Thanks for your input.

The weirdest thing just happened as was beginning this post. I was about to tell you that I could not assign any Logic based instrument or plugin at all from the channel to the left of the arrangement section as you suggested. I then opened Logic to double check what you were saying and sure enough I couldn't do it. Then, the weird thing happened. My ARP 2600 plugin crashed. Not only had I never been able to call it up before but it's a VST plugin. I was prompted by the crash via an Apple, on screen message. So I checked the sends again and sure enough all plugins are now available AU and VST (absynth, Arp 2600, Battery, and 21 GarageBand sounds. There are no Logic instruments available though.So weird!

I have no clue what happened, but I think i like it. :-)

I know Absynth & Arp are VST and AU but not sure about Battery but I'm guessing it's both as well. It's cool things are sort of working but the fact you have no logic instruments is weird. Are you on Logic Pro or Logic Express?

[pwpi]

I know Absynth & Arp are VST and AU but not sure about Battery but I'm guessing it's both as well. It's cool things are sort of working but the fact you have no logic instruments is weird. Are you on Logic Pro or Logic Express?

Yes, you're right, Absynth and Arp are VST as is Battery and a couple of others that are working very well. I've added more since as well as added some AU plugs. After a couple of days I'm getting the hang of Logic but still . . . no Logic Instruments. I'm using Pro, not the Express version. I'm at a loss about the Instruments and dying to hear what they sound like.

[Psych]

Hi,

It is possible to import mp3's

what you need to do is open the arrange page in logic and also the window where the mp3 file is saved on your mac. Shrink these so you can see them on your screen (or if you have duel screen move one window to one screen one to the other) then drag the mp3 file across onto an audio track.

Psych

[pwpi]

Psych,

Thanks bro. Nice tip. How about samples from within the Sample Editor? Can you only insert Samples from the Sample Browser?